Central University of Kashmir

Central University of Kashmir
Other name
CU Kashmir
MottoKnowledge is Power
TypeCentral university
Established2009 (2009)
AccreditationNAAC
Academic affiliations
ChancellorSyed Ata Hasnain
Vice-ChancellorA. Ravinder Nath
VisitorPresident of India
Academic staff
190 (2022)
Students3,051 (2022)
Undergraduates686 (2022)
Postgraduates2,063 (2022)
302 (2022)
Location, ,
India

34°14′01″N 74°43′35″E / 34.233489°N 74.726428°E / 34.233489; 74.726428
CampusRural
500 acres (200 ha)
Websitewww.cukashmir.ac.in

Central University of Kashmir (often abbreviated as CUKmr), formerly Central University of Jammu and Kashmir, is a central university in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It was established in March 2009 through an Act of Parliament, "The Central Universities Act, 2009," by the Government of India. The university started functioning in May 2009. The Indian Institute of Ranking Framework (IIRF) placed it in the 33rd rank among the Central Universities category in 2024.